Saint Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church

Portsmouth, Ohio

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January 13th, 2008

 BAPTISM OF THE LORD

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January 14 – January 20

                                   

Mon.          12:00 pm          Gilbert J. Pizano/James Wilfinger

 

Tues           12:00 pm           Anna Louise Stanton

 

Wed           12:00 pm           Fr. Wm. Patterson                                                                                                                            

Thur          12:00 pm            Communion        

                                               

Fri               5:30 pm             Stephanie Bivens/Susan Crawford

                                                                               

Sat               5:45 pm            J.D. Schaefer/Janet Bowman

 

Sun               9:00 am            Mary K. Trivisonno/The Euchre Club

                  11:30 am            Living & Deceased Members of the Parish

 

Confession:  Saturday, 4:30-5 PM or by appointment.

Wedding: Couple must see priest 4 months in advance.

Baptism: Call Pastor (353-3858) for appointment.                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You are my beloved Son.

Today’s Readings:  Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It marks the official ending of the Christmas Season and the beginning of what the Church terms “Ordinary Time.” During Ordinary Time the gospel readings tell us of the public life and ministry of Jesus which began with his baptism. Theologically, Jesus’ baptism is so important that the story is told by all four evangelists. This event introduces Jesus as the New Covenant, and baptism eventually becomes part of the initiation rite of all Christians into that covenant.

      In today’s society response to the baptismal commitment comes in many forms. Through faithful support of one’s spouse and responsible parenting one can live out baptismal promises within the family. Baptismal promises can become a reality in the workplace through ethically responsible business practices. Employers who offer fair wages and good working conditions and employees who take their jobs seriously can become witnesses to their baptismal covenant.

      Response to the baptismal call is any public statement of word or action through which we make known our belief in and commitment to Christianity.

 

PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH COLLECTION MEMBERSHIP next weekend, January 19/20. Join with missionaries in bringing the Good News and love of Christ to all the world.

 

Thank You

The Ayers and Cochran families are so thankful for all the prayers said for Alison Thompson who was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma about two months ago. The pathology reports following additional surgery were all negative for melanoma. Without all the prayers of St. Mary’s and about 16 other churches and prayer groups this wonderful result may not have occurred. Please keep her in your prayers as she must be checked every six months for the next two years before she can be considered cured.

 

OUR SYMPATHY to Dr. John Temponeras and family on the death of his sister, Lambrini’ Maniani’, who died last week in Greece. May our ever-loving God grant her eternal peace and comfort her family at this time of loss.

 

30 ways to live a holier life:..21st one.  Avoid gossip. Work hard to avoid gossip and or speculating about other people. Remember, there’s no way to know someone else’s heart - leave that to God.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR: Ruth Emnett, Becky Miller, Courtney Clifford, Frank Balmert, Mary Grooms, Etta Ladd, Fr. Dwayne McNew and his Mother Ruth, Teresa Orlett, Ann Miller, Alison Thompson, Mary Archangeli, Tim Dever, Pat Augustin, Ramona Littlejohn, Ann Bruch, Mary Montavon, Terry Hill and please pray for those serving in our military.

 

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

December 25

Regular Collection.................................. $1,732.37

Christmas Collection............................... $4,407.00

December 30

Regular Collection.................................. $4,441.00

St. Vincent DePaul..................................... $609.00

NET Ministries (for Chad)...................... $1,756.52

January 6

Regular Collection.................................. $7,345.00

Maintenance.............................................. $236.00

Special Collections

Campaign for Human Development.......... $760.00

Retired Religious (updated).................... $2,069.00

Diocesan Charities..................................... $628.00

Thank you for your generosity to St. Mary Parish.

 

 

From the Pastor’s Desk

Endowment update So far, I’ve gotten commitments from two others of $1,000 each. To get this started, you don’t have to be a “big” donor, just whatever you can to help St. Mary be viable in the future. Just let Fr. Ted know what you would like to do to help us get started. Our goal is $10,000 to begin. Here’s what the other area churches have with the Catholic Foundation:

      St. Peter                             $ 51,770          Our Lady of Sorrows   $240,621

      Holy Trinity                       $331,730         Our Lady of Lourdes     $94,273

      Holy Redeemer                  $ 23,880

All the funds at these churches were designated for the needs of the parish…except for St. Peter’s which “is used for the maintenance and operation needs of St. Peter Cemetery.” The website for the Foundation is www.catholic-foundation.org.

      A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jerry Martin, Sue Welty and Mary Martha Questel for conducting the tours of St. Mary Church during the “Tour of Churches” and to Jim Hufferd and Jerry Martin for being our radio MC’s during midnight Mass which was heard on WPAY. Special thanks to K.C. and Jay from the radio station who set up all the equipment and OSCO for sponsoring this Mass.

 

A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION PROPOSAL:  For the guys, how about making the resolution to attend your local K of C’s monthly meetings? Our next one will be on Monday, January 14th, at 7 PM at the Council Hall. Not a Knight? Join us!! Contact Grand Knight Robert Storey, 353-2547, for questions.

 

FRIENDS FOR LIFE!! Scioto County Right to Life will be having a general meeting on Tuesday, January 15th at 6:30 PM at the Apostolic Gospel Church, 2027 Jackson Ave., phone #354-1108. Come and offer your help in supporting what Pope John Paul II called the “Culture of Life”.

 

CATHOLIC LADIES OF COLUMBIA will meet Thursday, January 17th at 12 noon at the Golden Corral. They are collecting old cell phones for domestic violence. Please leave them at the church office.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MEN’S RETREAT at Milford, OH,  Jesuit Retreat House, February 1-3, 2008. Please contact Andy Glockner, at 354-1539 or 353-2161 for more information.

 

ATTENTION RIGHT TO LIFE MARCH PARTICIPANTS.  Please come to 9 AM Mass on January 20 for a special blessing. We will be leaving on January 21 and returning on the 23rd. Its not to late to attend!! Also, St. Monica’s will be having a pancake breakfast on January 13th at 11:30 am to benefit the Marchers

 

“BID YOUR HEART OUT” Tickets on sale for the Notre Dame 2008 auction. Saturday, February 9, beginning at 5:30 pm at Friends Community Center. Tickets are $40/person and includes wine tasting, hors d’ oeuvres, silent auction, dinner, grand auction and dancing. Some of the appetizers offered will be shrimp cocktail, crab claws and stuffed mushrooms while dinner entrees include chicken parmesan over angel hair pasta, fettuccini over scallops and four cheese lasagna. Assorted desserts will also be offered. Catered by Chef Bill Schaeffer of Haute Stuff. Allen’s Auction will be the auctioneer. It is not too late to donate for the auction. Call the Development Office at 353-2354 to order tickets or if you have any questions. Plan to attend and invite your friends as this has become a popular community event. Limited tickets available. Last year’s event was a sell-out.

 

Ministries Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 19 – 5:45 pm

 

 Reader I            Laetitia Spiro

 Reader II          Mary Martha Questel

 Host:                  Yvonne Bowman

 Cup 1                 Veronica Jenkins

 Cup 2                 Molly Lewis

 Cup 3                 Deacon Chris

 Cup 4                 Kay Haaf

 Servers               Gerald Martin

                             Paul York

                             Amy Varacalli

Greeters              Wm. Questel

                            

                                            

Sunday, Jan. 20 – 9:00 am

 

 Reader I            Mark Cardosi

 Reader II          Caitrin Cardosi

 Host                   Jean Dillow

 Cup 1                 Gregory Graf

 Cup 2                 Mary Hill

 Cup 3                 Mary Banalagay

 Cup 4                 Janet Welty

 Servers               Joey Emnett

                             Kristen Clausing

                             Paul VanHoose

 Greeters             Monty and Mary

                             Smith

 

Sunday, Jan. 20– 11:30 am

 

 Reader I            David Stump

 Reader II          Fonda Warnock

 Host:                  Betty Martin

 Cup 1                 Al Varhola

 Cup 2                 Virginia Varhola

 Cup 3                 Deacon George

 Cup 4                 Richard Orlett

 Servers               Rosa Storey

                             Jack Kayser

                             Jacob Kielmar

Greeters              Blake Glockner

                             Ann Cantrell

 Counters:          Chas. Trivisonno

                             Chas. Hartard

 Cleaning:          Ann Cantrell

                             Christine Hadjiyannis

 

 

This week’s Sponsor

Compliments of

Stevens Construction

Commercial – Industrial – Roofing

353-0998